[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3575 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3575

To establish conditions under which the Secretary of Homeland Security 
  may commence U.S. Customs and Border Protection security screening 
 operations at a preclearance facility outside the United States, and 
                          for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 21, 2013

    Ms. Jackson Lee (for herself, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. 
Richmond, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California, Ms. Clarke, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
   Higgins, and Mr. Barber) introduced the following bill; which was 
             referred to the Committee on Homeland Security

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                                 A BILL


 
To establish conditions under which the Secretary of Homeland Security 
  may commence U.S. Customs and Border Protection security screening 
 operations at a preclearance facility outside the United States, and 
                          for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Putting Security First in 
Preclearance Act''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORITY.

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of 
Homeland Security (in this Act referred to as the ``Secretary'') may 
establish conditions under which the Secretary may commence U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection security screening operations at a 
preclearance facility outside the United States only in accordance with 
the requirements of this Act.

SEC. 3. NOTICE TO CONGRESS.

    Not later than 90 days before entering into any agreement to 
commence security screening operations at a preclearance facility under 
section 2, the Secretary shall provide to the Committee on Homeland 
Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland 
Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate with the following:
            (1) A notice of intent to commence such security screening 
        operations.
            (2) A copy of the proposed agreement that is the subject of 
        such notice of intent.
            (3) A comprehensive assessment that includes the following:
                    (A) A homeland security threat assessment for the 
                country in which such screening operations are 
                proposed.
                    (B) Information on the anticipated homeland 
                security benefits associated with establishing such 
                facility or commencing such security screening 
                operations.
                    (C) Information on potential security 
                vulnerabilities associated with commencing such 
                security screening operations, and mitigation plans to 
                address such potential security vulnerabilities.
                    (D) A U.S. Customs and Border Protection staffing 
                model for such security screening operations and plans 
                for how such positions would be filled.
                    (E) Information about the anticipated impact on 
                border security staffing at United States airports of 
                the deployment of U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
                officers to carry out such security screening 
                operations.
                    (F) Information on the anticipated costs over the 
                next five fiscal years associated with commencing such 
                security screening operations.
                    (G) Information on anticipated funding sources for 
                costs identified in subparagraph (F), including user 
                fee collections.
                    (H) Information on potential impacts on passengers 
                traveling to the United States.
                    (I) Other factors that the Secretary determines to 
                be necessary for Congress to comprehensively assess the 
                appropriateness of commencing such security screening 
                operations.

SEC. 4. PROHIBITION.

    No U.S. Customs and Border Protection security screening positions 
at a preclearance facility outside the United States may be funded 
directly or through reimbursement by a foreign government or a foreign 
person.
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